Prayer Mail

Dear Partners in Prayer,
Peace be with you.
This is our weekly public prayer mail for 14 Febrero 2011.

Thanksgivings:

1) Registration and orientation went well this week, and a fantastic linguist gave four outstanding presentations on how to read a book. This is part of the basic study skills message for the students who only have had a secondary school education.

2) A great deal of time in the past few weeks has been spent preparing for orientation and teaching. If you would be willing to sample the videos that I have created for the students, here is a YouTube playlist link: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=87497FBFCE6F1120

The videos attempted to convey (really boring but) important administrative stuff in an interesting manner; and from the students´ perspective, I think I did a good job of bringing it alive, or at least of making it entertaining.

4) Lydia started classes at the same school she attended in the fall, and loves it. She is also continuing homeschool studies, and we are in the final stretch before college.

5) We made it through Migraciones step 1 this week, and then followed that by a stop over at Interpol as part of our visa upgrades. We should hear back from Interpol in about a week to 10 days, so that we can proceed to the next step. More detail on this can be found on my Facebook page.

6) My personal large print altar book is finished. The next step is to get it bound.

Prayers:

1) For our visa and residency card situation upgrade. We wait upon divine Providence and Interpol. We are making reasonable progress. If, which is always exciting - because it is always an "if," all goes well, we should be in good shape well before the deadline.

Number of days left on our tourist visas: about 140.

2) For Julie and I as we continue to plan and prepare for seminary orientation and our courses on Biblical Interpretation. We have weekly meetings with the Rector of the seminary on Mondays at 10 am.

3) For our part in leading services at the Mision of La Ascension during the month of February. I celebrate again in about two weeks.

5) For Julie´s CEMO interviews with people in the ordination process over the next week of so (Commission on Ministry).

6) For the students who were not at orientation and who plan to take our classes. Also for the students who signed up for classes.

7) For our plans to lead services at other missions in the Lima area over the next few months.

8) With Lydia going to college later in the year, we are turning our attention to potential scholarships and also the amount of time we need to prepare. She has a wilderness program to attend (in the Adirondacks, of all places), and we hope that she can take her driver´s test to get her license before college. Please keep this in prayer.

9) For the relationships and spiritual protection of missionaries and other diocesan team members in Peru, and our ministries, finances, resources, and priorities.

10) That we would be able to keep on top of all the things that God would like us to do.

Thank you for praying for us. Your praying makes a difference for us, and I pray for you every day.

God bless you, and this week, have a happy Valentine´s Day.
In Christ,
Shaw, and on behalf of Julie and Lydia